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Appropriate Food Packaging Solutions for Developing Countries (2011) - FAO
Global Food Losses and Food Waste (2011) -FAO
Wise Up on Food Waste (2011) - Unilever Food Solutions amp Sustainable Restaurants Association
African Alliance for Improved Food Processing (2012) - US Agency for International Development amp Multistakeholders
Stop Food Waste (2012) - European Commission
International
International
International
Eastern Africa countries and United States of America
European Union
Identifies packaging solutions and technolo-gies in developing countries so as to con-tribute to the prevention and reduction ofglobal food losses at production post-harvestdistribution processing and retail stages
Identifies causes of food losses and foodwaste and provides waste prevention and re-duction guidelines and good practice exam-ples for different stakeholders
Creation of a waste audit and a waste reduc-tion toolkit including tips to help caterers andchefs monitor their kitchen food waste andconsumers reduce their food waste at homeThe toolkit includes information on how toconduct waste reviewsmonitoring and stafftraining
Offers technical support and capacity buildingprojects to improve performance of food com-panies and help them access the internationalmarket by meeting quality and safety stan-dards
Tips to help food waste reduction at house-hold level
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Guidelines on the Preparation of Food WastePrevention Programmes (2011) - European Commission
Tips and Advice on How to Create an EfficientWaste Prevention Programme (2012) - The European Environmental Bureau
European Union
European Union
Guidelines for national policy-makers to bestdevelop the required National Waste Preven-tion Programmes Also useful for waste man-agement organizations food businessesinstitutions and environment agencies Thesector-based approach adopted focuses onthe key producers of food waste in each sectorproposing a number of best prevention tech-niques for each case
Lists legal obligations and opportunities al-ready existing for waste prevention giving ad-vice on how to best plan a waste preventionprogramme what indicators to use and whatintruments to mix
National
Dont Bite Off More Than You Can Chew(2008) - Brussels Institute for EnvironmentalManagement
Guidelines for the Transfer of Food to SocialInstitutions (2011) - Ministry for Food Agriculture and Consumer Protection
National Guidelines on Prevention and Minimization of Municipal Waste (2006) ampWaste Prevention and Minimization Data-base (2004) - Ministry for the Environment National Waste Observatory amp Federambiente
Belgium
Germany
Italy
A guide for teachers and pupils between eightand ten years of age on food waste preven-tion including measurement of food con-sumption discussions on the consequences offood wastage and involvement of children infood waste reduction activities
Provides guidelines and information aboutlegal issues for companies institutions and in-dividuals willing to donate their surplus foodfor redistribution among people in need
An operational guide dedicated to administra-tors and managers of local public environ-mental services to help them design andinitiate waste (including food) prevention pol-icy and actions Proposes successful preven-tion experiences and guidelines
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Less Food Waste More Profit a Guide to Minimising Food Waste in the Catering Sector (2010) - Environmental Protection Agency
Revision of Questions amp Answers Documentfor Labeling Processed Food (2011) - Consumer Affairs Agency
EUREST Services (2009) - EUREST Food Services
The Food Industry Sustainability Strategy(FISS) Champions Group on Waste (2006) -DEFRA Public-Private Partnership
Ireland
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
On Federambiente website it is also possible toaccess a useful database on waste preventionand minimization containing good examples ofregulatorylegislative measures economic toolsand voluntary agreements
Guide for prevention and reduction of foodwaste from catering facilities through betterfood management It illustrates what regula-tions apply and gives tips on the prevention offood waste
The Revision Document clarifies the definitionof use-by and best before dates and the vol-untary nature of the one-third rule It alsopromotes the listing of information for stor-age conditions and other best practices to fa-cilitate consumers understanding of foodlabels
All the companys units (mainly restaurants)have committed to reducing their foodwastage (both in the kitchen and by guests)preparing and disseminating guidelines forstaff and consumers on the negative impactof food waste and some tips on how to reduceand use leftovers After a year the amount offood waste decreased from 78 to 58 tonnesper day calculated as a daily reduction of CO2from 161 to 12 tonnes
Aims at improving the sustainability of thefood industrys performance by encouragingthe adoption of best practices The Champi-ons group set a food and packaging waste re-duction as to 3 a year over 5 years from a2006 baseline The FISS further provides best
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Love Your Leftovers Campaign (2010) amp Make Your Roast Go Further (2013) - Sainsburys Supermarket
Food Waste Collection Guidance (2009) -Waste amp Resources Action Programme
Guidance on the Application of Date Labels to Food (2011) - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Managing Food Waste in the National HealthSystem (2005) - Department of Health
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
practices guidelines and an assessment andconstant review of waste efficiency Key Per-formance Indicators and waste productiondata
Sainsburys stores have launched an initiativeto raise awareness among consumers on theissue of food waste and encourage them tomake wise shopping planning and good useof the leftovers of their Sunday roast dinnergiving tips and proposing ideas for cookingdelicious Monday lunchboxes
Guidance on food separate collection of foodwaste for recycling Supports local authoritiesin opting for sustainable management op-tions in order to divert food waste from land-fill Describes different options and systemsfor collecting food waste at source and high-lights potential planning and implementingissues
This revised version of the guidelines is meantto shed light on the meaning of each datelabel on foodstuff It also provides examples ofbest practices for businesses for the choice ofthe most appropriate label
Best practice guidance relating to the cost-ef-fective management and reduction of foodwaste in healthcare facilities catering serv-ices Provides guidance on identifying foodwaste causes reducing the volume of foodsupplied but not served in catering servicesand developing tools to monitor food wasteflows
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Supply Chain Waste Prevention Guide - From Factory In-Gate to Till (2013) -The Institute of Grocery Distribution
Wasted How America is Losing Up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill (2012) - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Strategies - Environmental ProtectionAgency
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Identifies the key areas on which businessescan work to decrease their production ofwaste includes case studies and waste man-agement options for each type of businessand provides a waste prevention toolkit formanufacturers and sellers in order for the lat-ter to improve the sustainability of their busi-nesses and take initiative
Describes the nature and extent of foodwastage from harvest to waste managementlevels and proposes ideas for increasing effi-ciency and reducing losseswaste throughoutthe value chain with tips and suggestions forfarmers businesses consumers and policy-makers
This web page provide guidelines for foodwastage prevention and reduction at house-hold level as well as information on tax reduc-tion and alternative food waste collection andmanagement options for businesses
Community-based
A Short Guide to Food Waste ManagementBest Practices (2012) - LeanPath Oregon
Supermarket Composting Handbook (2005)- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Prevention
United States of America
United States of America
Presents Ideas to reduce reuse and recyclefood waste through monitoring of many sus-tainable initiatives in the food supply chain Italso proposes a waste-tracking system forfood businesses to help monitor food wasteproduction and reduction
Step-by-step technical guidance for super-markets to better develop composting pro-grammes and select the most appropriatecollection and recycling facilities
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Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
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Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
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Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
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Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
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The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
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Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
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The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
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Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
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Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
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Guidelines on the Preparation of Food WastePrevention Programmes (2011) - European Commission
Tips and Advice on How to Create an EfficientWaste Prevention Programme (2012) - The European Environmental Bureau
European Union
European Union
Guidelines for national policy-makers to bestdevelop the required National Waste Preven-tion Programmes Also useful for waste man-agement organizations food businessesinstitutions and environment agencies Thesector-based approach adopted focuses onthe key producers of food waste in each sectorproposing a number of best prevention tech-niques for each case
Lists legal obligations and opportunities al-ready existing for waste prevention giving ad-vice on how to best plan a waste preventionprogramme what indicators to use and whatintruments to mix
National
Dont Bite Off More Than You Can Chew(2008) - Brussels Institute for EnvironmentalManagement
Guidelines for the Transfer of Food to SocialInstitutions (2011) - Ministry for Food Agriculture and Consumer Protection
National Guidelines on Prevention and Minimization of Municipal Waste (2006) ampWaste Prevention and Minimization Data-base (2004) - Ministry for the Environment National Waste Observatory amp Federambiente
Belgium
Germany
Italy
A guide for teachers and pupils between eightand ten years of age on food waste preven-tion including measurement of food con-sumption discussions on the consequences offood wastage and involvement of children infood waste reduction activities
Provides guidelines and information aboutlegal issues for companies institutions and in-dividuals willing to donate their surplus foodfor redistribution among people in need
An operational guide dedicated to administra-tors and managers of local public environ-mental services to help them design andinitiate waste (including food) prevention pol-icy and actions Proposes successful preven-tion experiences and guidelines
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Less Food Waste More Profit a Guide to Minimising Food Waste in the Catering Sector (2010) - Environmental Protection Agency
Revision of Questions amp Answers Documentfor Labeling Processed Food (2011) - Consumer Affairs Agency
EUREST Services (2009) - EUREST Food Services
The Food Industry Sustainability Strategy(FISS) Champions Group on Waste (2006) -DEFRA Public-Private Partnership
Ireland
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
On Federambiente website it is also possible toaccess a useful database on waste preventionand minimization containing good examples ofregulatorylegislative measures economic toolsand voluntary agreements
Guide for prevention and reduction of foodwaste from catering facilities through betterfood management It illustrates what regula-tions apply and gives tips on the prevention offood waste
The Revision Document clarifies the definitionof use-by and best before dates and the vol-untary nature of the one-third rule It alsopromotes the listing of information for stor-age conditions and other best practices to fa-cilitate consumers understanding of foodlabels
All the companys units (mainly restaurants)have committed to reducing their foodwastage (both in the kitchen and by guests)preparing and disseminating guidelines forstaff and consumers on the negative impactof food waste and some tips on how to reduceand use leftovers After a year the amount offood waste decreased from 78 to 58 tonnesper day calculated as a daily reduction of CO2from 161 to 12 tonnes
Aims at improving the sustainability of thefood industrys performance by encouragingthe adoption of best practices The Champi-ons group set a food and packaging waste re-duction as to 3 a year over 5 years from a2006 baseline The FISS further provides best
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Love Your Leftovers Campaign (2010) amp Make Your Roast Go Further (2013) - Sainsburys Supermarket
Food Waste Collection Guidance (2009) -Waste amp Resources Action Programme
Guidance on the Application of Date Labels to Food (2011) - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Managing Food Waste in the National HealthSystem (2005) - Department of Health
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
practices guidelines and an assessment andconstant review of waste efficiency Key Per-formance Indicators and waste productiondata
Sainsburys stores have launched an initiativeto raise awareness among consumers on theissue of food waste and encourage them tomake wise shopping planning and good useof the leftovers of their Sunday roast dinnergiving tips and proposing ideas for cookingdelicious Monday lunchboxes
Guidance on food separate collection of foodwaste for recycling Supports local authoritiesin opting for sustainable management op-tions in order to divert food waste from land-fill Describes different options and systemsfor collecting food waste at source and high-lights potential planning and implementingissues
This revised version of the guidelines is meantto shed light on the meaning of each datelabel on foodstuff It also provides examples ofbest practices for businesses for the choice ofthe most appropriate label
Best practice guidance relating to the cost-ef-fective management and reduction of foodwaste in healthcare facilities catering serv-ices Provides guidance on identifying foodwaste causes reducing the volume of foodsupplied but not served in catering servicesand developing tools to monitor food wasteflows
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Supply Chain Waste Prevention Guide - From Factory In-Gate to Till (2013) -The Institute of Grocery Distribution
Wasted How America is Losing Up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill (2012) - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Strategies - Environmental ProtectionAgency
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Identifies the key areas on which businessescan work to decrease their production ofwaste includes case studies and waste man-agement options for each type of businessand provides a waste prevention toolkit formanufacturers and sellers in order for the lat-ter to improve the sustainability of their busi-nesses and take initiative
Describes the nature and extent of foodwastage from harvest to waste managementlevels and proposes ideas for increasing effi-ciency and reducing losseswaste throughoutthe value chain with tips and suggestions forfarmers businesses consumers and policy-makers
This web page provide guidelines for foodwastage prevention and reduction at house-hold level as well as information on tax reduc-tion and alternative food waste collection andmanagement options for businesses
Community-based
A Short Guide to Food Waste ManagementBest Practices (2012) - LeanPath Oregon
Supermarket Composting Handbook (2005)- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Prevention
United States of America
United States of America
Presents Ideas to reduce reuse and recyclefood waste through monitoring of many sus-tainable initiatives in the food supply chain Italso proposes a waste-tracking system forfood businesses to help monitor food wasteproduction and reduction
Step-by-step technical guidance for super-markets to better develop composting pro-grammes and select the most appropriatecollection and recycling facilities
6
Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
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Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
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Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
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Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
3
Less Food Waste More Profit a Guide to Minimising Food Waste in the Catering Sector (2010) - Environmental Protection Agency
Revision of Questions amp Answers Documentfor Labeling Processed Food (2011) - Consumer Affairs Agency
EUREST Services (2009) - EUREST Food Services
The Food Industry Sustainability Strategy(FISS) Champions Group on Waste (2006) -DEFRA Public-Private Partnership
Ireland
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
On Federambiente website it is also possible toaccess a useful database on waste preventionand minimization containing good examples ofregulatorylegislative measures economic toolsand voluntary agreements
Guide for prevention and reduction of foodwaste from catering facilities through betterfood management It illustrates what regula-tions apply and gives tips on the prevention offood waste
The Revision Document clarifies the definitionof use-by and best before dates and the vol-untary nature of the one-third rule It alsopromotes the listing of information for stor-age conditions and other best practices to fa-cilitate consumers understanding of foodlabels
All the companys units (mainly restaurants)have committed to reducing their foodwastage (both in the kitchen and by guests)preparing and disseminating guidelines forstaff and consumers on the negative impactof food waste and some tips on how to reduceand use leftovers After a year the amount offood waste decreased from 78 to 58 tonnesper day calculated as a daily reduction of CO2from 161 to 12 tonnes
Aims at improving the sustainability of thefood industrys performance by encouragingthe adoption of best practices The Champi-ons group set a food and packaging waste re-duction as to 3 a year over 5 years from a2006 baseline The FISS further provides best
4
Love Your Leftovers Campaign (2010) amp Make Your Roast Go Further (2013) - Sainsburys Supermarket
Food Waste Collection Guidance (2009) -Waste amp Resources Action Programme
Guidance on the Application of Date Labels to Food (2011) - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Managing Food Waste in the National HealthSystem (2005) - Department of Health
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
practices guidelines and an assessment andconstant review of waste efficiency Key Per-formance Indicators and waste productiondata
Sainsburys stores have launched an initiativeto raise awareness among consumers on theissue of food waste and encourage them tomake wise shopping planning and good useof the leftovers of their Sunday roast dinnergiving tips and proposing ideas for cookingdelicious Monday lunchboxes
Guidance on food separate collection of foodwaste for recycling Supports local authoritiesin opting for sustainable management op-tions in order to divert food waste from land-fill Describes different options and systemsfor collecting food waste at source and high-lights potential planning and implementingissues
This revised version of the guidelines is meantto shed light on the meaning of each datelabel on foodstuff It also provides examples ofbest practices for businesses for the choice ofthe most appropriate label
Best practice guidance relating to the cost-ef-fective management and reduction of foodwaste in healthcare facilities catering serv-ices Provides guidance on identifying foodwaste causes reducing the volume of foodsupplied but not served in catering servicesand developing tools to monitor food wasteflows
5
Supply Chain Waste Prevention Guide - From Factory In-Gate to Till (2013) -The Institute of Grocery Distribution
Wasted How America is Losing Up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill (2012) - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Strategies - Environmental ProtectionAgency
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Identifies the key areas on which businessescan work to decrease their production ofwaste includes case studies and waste man-agement options for each type of businessand provides a waste prevention toolkit formanufacturers and sellers in order for the lat-ter to improve the sustainability of their busi-nesses and take initiative
Describes the nature and extent of foodwastage from harvest to waste managementlevels and proposes ideas for increasing effi-ciency and reducing losseswaste throughoutthe value chain with tips and suggestions forfarmers businesses consumers and policy-makers
This web page provide guidelines for foodwastage prevention and reduction at house-hold level as well as information on tax reduc-tion and alternative food waste collection andmanagement options for businesses
Community-based
A Short Guide to Food Waste ManagementBest Practices (2012) - LeanPath Oregon
Supermarket Composting Handbook (2005)- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Prevention
United States of America
United States of America
Presents Ideas to reduce reuse and recyclefood waste through monitoring of many sus-tainable initiatives in the food supply chain Italso proposes a waste-tracking system forfood businesses to help monitor food wasteproduction and reduction
Step-by-step technical guidance for super-markets to better develop composting pro-grammes and select the most appropriatecollection and recycling facilities
6
Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
Supranational
7
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
4
Love Your Leftovers Campaign (2010) amp Make Your Roast Go Further (2013) - Sainsburys Supermarket
Food Waste Collection Guidance (2009) -Waste amp Resources Action Programme
Guidance on the Application of Date Labels to Food (2011) - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Managing Food Waste in the National HealthSystem (2005) - Department of Health
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
practices guidelines and an assessment andconstant review of waste efficiency Key Per-formance Indicators and waste productiondata
Sainsburys stores have launched an initiativeto raise awareness among consumers on theissue of food waste and encourage them tomake wise shopping planning and good useof the leftovers of their Sunday roast dinnergiving tips and proposing ideas for cookingdelicious Monday lunchboxes
Guidance on food separate collection of foodwaste for recycling Supports local authoritiesin opting for sustainable management op-tions in order to divert food waste from land-fill Describes different options and systemsfor collecting food waste at source and high-lights potential planning and implementingissues
This revised version of the guidelines is meantto shed light on the meaning of each datelabel on foodstuff It also provides examples ofbest practices for businesses for the choice ofthe most appropriate label
Best practice guidance relating to the cost-ef-fective management and reduction of foodwaste in healthcare facilities catering serv-ices Provides guidance on identifying foodwaste causes reducing the volume of foodsupplied but not served in catering servicesand developing tools to monitor food wasteflows
5
Supply Chain Waste Prevention Guide - From Factory In-Gate to Till (2013) -The Institute of Grocery Distribution
Wasted How America is Losing Up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill (2012) - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Strategies - Environmental ProtectionAgency
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Identifies the key areas on which businessescan work to decrease their production ofwaste includes case studies and waste man-agement options for each type of businessand provides a waste prevention toolkit formanufacturers and sellers in order for the lat-ter to improve the sustainability of their busi-nesses and take initiative
Describes the nature and extent of foodwastage from harvest to waste managementlevels and proposes ideas for increasing effi-ciency and reducing losseswaste throughoutthe value chain with tips and suggestions forfarmers businesses consumers and policy-makers
This web page provide guidelines for foodwastage prevention and reduction at house-hold level as well as information on tax reduc-tion and alternative food waste collection andmanagement options for businesses
Community-based
A Short Guide to Food Waste ManagementBest Practices (2012) - LeanPath Oregon
Supermarket Composting Handbook (2005)- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Prevention
United States of America
United States of America
Presents Ideas to reduce reuse and recyclefood waste through monitoring of many sus-tainable initiatives in the food supply chain Italso proposes a waste-tracking system forfood businesses to help monitor food wasteproduction and reduction
Step-by-step technical guidance for super-markets to better develop composting pro-grammes and select the most appropriatecollection and recycling facilities
6
Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
Supranational
7
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
5
Supply Chain Waste Prevention Guide - From Factory In-Gate to Till (2013) -The Institute of Grocery Distribution
Wasted How America is Losing Up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill (2012) - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Strategies - Environmental ProtectionAgency
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Identifies the key areas on which businessescan work to decrease their production ofwaste includes case studies and waste man-agement options for each type of businessand provides a waste prevention toolkit formanufacturers and sellers in order for the lat-ter to improve the sustainability of their busi-nesses and take initiative
Describes the nature and extent of foodwastage from harvest to waste managementlevels and proposes ideas for increasing effi-ciency and reducing losseswaste throughoutthe value chain with tips and suggestions forfarmers businesses consumers and policy-makers
This web page provide guidelines for foodwastage prevention and reduction at house-hold level as well as information on tax reduc-tion and alternative food waste collection andmanagement options for businesses
Community-based
A Short Guide to Food Waste ManagementBest Practices (2012) - LeanPath Oregon
Supermarket Composting Handbook (2005)- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Prevention
United States of America
United States of America
Presents Ideas to reduce reuse and recyclefood waste through monitoring of many sus-tainable initiatives in the food supply chain Italso proposes a waste-tracking system forfood businesses to help monitor food wasteproduction and reduction
Step-by-step technical guidance for super-markets to better develop composting pro-grammes and select the most appropriatecollection and recycling facilities
6
Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
Supranational
7
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
6
Food Safety Guidelines for On-Site FeedingLocations Food Shelves and Food Banks(2003) - Minnesota Departments of Healthand Agriculture
United States of America
International
European Union
European Union
Offers hints for food donors to protect them-selves from liability claims provides guidancefor staff and volunteers on how to best ensurethat donated food stays fresh and safe untilconsumed
Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) - United Nations
Regulation (EC) 12212008 (as amended byReg 5432011) on Marketing Standards forFruit and Vegetables - European Commission
EU Legislation on Animal By-Products - European Commission
FAO IFAD WFP UNICEF and UNEP have sup-ported the global commitment of the UN toachieve a zero rate of food waste in order tosignificantly contribute to the fight againsthunger
Introduces differentiated marketing stan-dards (a specific and a general one) dependingon the type of fruitvegetable and reducesthe number of fruit and vegetables listed inthe specific standard list
EU law prohibits the use of animal-by prod-ucts for feeding purposes (Regulations992001 and 10692009) However the newRegulation 562013 provides a partial deroga-tion and authorizes the use of animal by-prod-ucts from non-ruminant farmed animals forfeeding farmed fish
Supranational
7
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
7
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe(2011) - European Commission
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) amp The Federal Food Donation Act (2008) - Federal Government
The Swine Health Protection Act (1980) -Federal Government
European Union
United States of America
United States of America
Sets a European target as to 50 food wastereduction as well as 20 reduction in thefood chains resource inputs EncouragesMember States to preserve resource efficiencyand involve the private sector in research anddevelopment projects
Protects food donors from both civil and crim-inal liability for the food they give awayexcept in the case of gross negligence or in-tentional misconduct The Food Donation Actalso supports the work of charities and foodbanks
Regulates the use of food waste containingany meat products fed to swine and includesprovisions meant to reduce the risk of foreignanimal diseases and the spread of harmfulpathogens
Framework Law for Mother Earth and Holistic Development to Live Well (2012)- National Government
Brazilian Kitchen Programme (2012) - FAOand Social Services
Bolivia
Brazil
Promotes a change in production and con-sumption patterns and the preservation ofnatural resources through an improvement ofagricultural and post-harvest practices inorder to achieve food security for the wholepopulation
A programme to help people prepare nutri-tious meals avoiding kitchen food wasteChefs would offer people recipes made fromleftovers and food scraps
National
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
8
Coaching Against Food Wastage (2012) -Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development amp Multistakeholders
Rules Governing the Distribution of Foodstuff for Social Solidarity Purposes Law 1552003 - National Government
Waste management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 + National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste + The EuropeanUnion (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2013 - Ministry of the Environment
Law for Promotion to Recover and Utilize Recyclable Food Resources (Food RecyclingLaw) (2001) - Ministry of the Environment
France
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Helps families reduce their food wastagethrough a 2- month coaching programme Thebest performing group managed to reduce itsfood wastage by 70 compared to the na-tional average
Provides the possibility for any food suppliersto donate leftovers and surplus to people inneed Exempts food donors from liability
The 2009 regulations impose obligations onfood businesses to segregate food waste andmake them available for separate collection ordirect transfer Establishes a general prohibi-tion on the deposit of food waste in the resid-ual waste collection service Brown bin servicefor businesses is charged on a per kilogrambasis Under the recently approved regula-tions waste collectors will be legally obligedto introduce separate collection services forhousehold waste while householders mustkeep food waste separate from other wastesandor compost it and are forbidden to dis-pose of food waste in black bins
Compulsory annual food waste records forbusinesses producing more than 100tonnesyear of food waste Establishes a Recy-cling Businesses Registration Scheme to facil-itate recycling contracts by registeringbusinesses that produce fertilizers and feed-stuff from recyclable food resources
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
9
Waste Minimization Master Plan amp NationalStrategic Plan for Food Waste Management(2005) - Ministry of Housing and Local Government amp National Solid Waste management Department
National Strategic Plan for Municipal SolidWaste + Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (2007) - Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
The Crusade Against Hunger (2013) - National Government
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(2000) - National Government
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Mandatory source separation system com-posting food waste waste to energy facilities20 recycling 100 separation at source clo-sure of all unsanitary dump sites by 2020Mitigation Strategies for the reduction ofGHG emissions from organic solid wasteproper treatment of food waste generatedand effective recovery of landfill gases Thegovernment is also working on food wasteregulation data collection adoption of furthertargets and planning of centralized foodwaste treatment facilities
Set targets as to 20 recycling and 100source separation for organic waste by 2020Promote investments for alternative foodwaste treatments Commitment to imposecompulsory household waste separation from2013 and divert food waste from landfill
Adoption of a holistic system aiming atachieving food security through inter alia theminimization of post-harvest losses and theprovision of capacity-building projects forfarmers
Stresses on maximizing resource conserva-tion efficiency and recovery Establishesmandatory solid waste diversion targetsthrough reusing recycling and compostingProvides incentives for businesses with out-standing reduction and composting projects
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
10
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations (2012) -Ministry of the Environment
National Organic Waste Composting Strategy (2013) - National Government
The Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2010) - Department of Environmental Affairs
National Waste Management Plan (2012-2017) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Food Recovery and Reuse Plan (2009) -Environmental Protection Agency
Scotland
South Africa
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Establishes a general obligation for food busi-nesses to source segregate food waste andothe recyclable waste from 2014 The regula-tions outlaw the use of incineration to treatfood waste and bans biodegradable wastelandfilling practices from 2021
Backed by the previous Waste Act 2008 andNational Waste Management Strategy 2011 itpromotes composting as an effective optionfor diverting organic waste from landfill Italso contemplates the possibility of adoptingcertification standards for organic products
Promotes the use of composting and aims ateventually banning organic waste from land-fills by setting criteria for the gradual restric-tion on waste disposal after havingestablished alternative waste managementsolutions
Sets food waste reduction and recycling tar-gets and incentivizes composting and waste-to-energy technologies Calls for 20 foodwaste reduction by 2015 on a 2010 baselinewith 40 of food waste from householdsrestaurants institutional catering and shopsto be recycled through anaerobic digestionplants The National Plan importantly identi-fies the improvement of resource efficiency inthe food chain as one of the areas of priority
Includes the promotion of source separationand recycling of food waste awareness raisingcampaigns and incentives for composting fa-cilities Most of the recovered food waste issold to pig farms while the rest is composted
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
11
Waste Wise amp Public-Private Partnership(2006) - The City of Cape Town
South Africa Proactively started towards achieving city-widewaste minimization by developing and run-ning waste management facilities incorporat-ing materials recovery facilities public drop-offsites composting initiatives and buildersrsquo rub-ble crushing facilities in addition to waste min-imization-enabling and awareness-raisingprojects such as Think Twice Campaign IWEXand WasteWise Public-private partnershipsensure that the waste minimization potentialis enabled and optimized in each aspect of in-tegrated waste management planning
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action(NAMA) (2011) - Ministry of Forestry and theEnvironment
Policy Document on Sustainable Food - Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food (2009) - Ministry ofAgriculture Nature and Food Quality
The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill (2012) - National Government
The Gambia
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Reduce encroachment into forests and virginlands through improving food storage facili-ties and promoting of the use of post-harvesttechnologies in order to i) improve food avail-ability ii)reduce food losses iii)reduce clearingof virgin lands for cultivation of more food
Sets a target of 20 reduction of foodwastage throughout the food chain by 2015Stresses the importance of recycling foodwaste turning it into animal feed compostand energy Commits to pressing Europeanpolicy-makers to review legislation on the useof animal by-products
Creates a new regulatory authority with theaim of ensuring that the Grocery Supply Codeof Practice is fully respected in order to avoidunfair trading practices between small farm-ers and multinational retailer businesses thusreducing the amount of food unfairly rejected
Community-based
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
12
The Mandatory Commercial Recycling Lawamp The Organics Recycling Package(20122013) - Government of California
United States of America Establish obligations for businesses and house-holders to separately collect food waste withthe final aim of reducing GHG emissions fromsolid waste diversion as to 75 by 2020 Pro-mote the development of composting andanaerobic digestion plants
Buy Food Not Packaging (2011) - Granel Spain Sells a number of products (mainly foodstuffbut also soaps) in bulk giving customers thechance to buy only what they need (minimumamount is 5g)
Food Industry
Retailers
Food and Drink Federation Five Fold Environmental Ambition (2010) - Food and Drink Federation
Zero Waste Initiatives in Brewery (2003) -Great Lakes Brewing Co
United Kingdom
United States of America
Food and Drink Federations members havecommitted to individual food waste reductiontargets as well as to monitoring their wasteproduction and diverting it from landfill Theultimate aim is to send zero food waste tolandfill by 2015
Recycles spent brewing grain for a number ofpurposes such as animal feed compost andgrowing mushrooms
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
13
Positive Waste (20x20 Sustainability Plan - 2012) - Sainsburys Supermarkets
The Courtauld Commitment (2005 Phase 1and 2010 Phase 2) - Waste amp Resources Action Programme + multistakeholder
How We Do Business Report (2009) - Marks amp Spencer Group
Thorntons Budgens (2007) - Thorntons Budgens of Crouch End Supermarket
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sainsburys stores adopted a zero waste tolandfill policy and have already diverted 100of their food waste by either donating surplusto food banks and charities or sending foodwaste to anaerobic digestion and compostingplants
Signatory stakeholders (over 50 up to date)have committed to help reduce the amountof householders food waste by 155 000tonnes by 2010 from a 2008 baseline Be-tween 2005 and 2009 they reduced foodwaste by 670 000 tonnes and have also com-mitted to Phase 2 with many more partnerswilling to improve resource efficiency reducethe environmental impact of the UK food re-tail sector and reduce householders foodwaste by 4 by 2012
Marks amp Spencer supermarkets committed toa zero-waste-to-landfill policy and participatein the WRAPs Love Food Hate Waste InitiativeIn 2009 they already achieved a decrease oftheir food waste by 20 compared to the pre-vious year through price discounts on shortshelf life products In 20082009 they sentover 1 000 tonnes of food waste to recyclingfacilities (mostly anaerobic digestion amp com-posting plants) and recycled further 2 900tonnes of animal by-products through treat-ment technologies
Londoner retail shop thas met the target ofsending zero waste to landfill and it nowcommits to ensuring all edible food enteringthe store ie eaten Food surplus is either do-nated to charities or composted on site
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
14
Menu Dose Certa (2008) - Inter-municipalWaste Management of Greater Porto + multistakeholders
The Modern Pantry Food Waste Reduction(2012) - The Modern Pantry Cafegrave and Deli
Trayless Tuesdays (2010) - University of NewHampshire
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States of America
The project aims at reducing food waste gen-erated by restaurants by 485 kg per customerper year
Creation of a food waste audit and awarenessraising among kitchen staff They now havesmaller portion sizes doggy bags for cus-tomers reuse food cuts for soups and pas-tries and separately collect the unavoidablefood waste for composting purposes
Cafeterias from many American schools anduniversities have removed trays from some oftheir dining halls and organize trayless daysto help students realize that what they put intheir trays is usually more than they can orwant to eat
Walmart Zero Waste to Landfill Program(2011) - Walmart Stores
United States of America This supermarket chain committed to reduc-ing to waste generation to a miniumum andto reusingrecycling the unavoidable watageIn 2011 Walmart donated 153 000 tonnes offood to local food banks and converted 544tonnes of exhausted vegetable oil intobiodiesel and supplement for cattle feed
Food Services
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
wwwfaoorgnrsustainability
